Spencer Strider

Bats R Throws R6'0" 195 lbBorn 1998 Columbus, USADebut 2021Team ATLDraft 2017 R35 #1062 Cleveland Guardians, Christian Academy (TN) HSContract 6 y/$75M (23-28)+29 cl opt 2026: $20,000,000

Awards: All-MLB First Team

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	499	25.9	8.7	3.09	21.1	6.93	99.7
2027							101.5
2028							101.6

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 103 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Francisco Liriano	2010	105.5	95.7	591
2	Jered Weaver	2009	106.1	113.1	905
3	Travis Wood	2013	104.1	88.7	781
4	Sonny Gray	2016	107.9	110.4	678
5	Scott Baker	2008	101.2	106.6	828
6	Danny Salazar	2016	104.2	102.4	439
7	John Lackey	2005	105.1	110.9	922
8	Michael Wacha	2018	103.5	86.8	562
9	Anibal Sanchez	2010	102.9	101.5	830
10	Stephen Strasburg	2015	112.0	112.8	598

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	ATL	23	0	0
2024	ATL	2	0	0
2023	ATL	32	0	0
2022	ATL	31	0	0
2021	ATL	2	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-124.6
Career		90	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-124.6

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									499				101.5
2026*									165				89.2	101.7	90.9
2025	ATL	7	14	4.45	23	23	0	125.3	539	20	51	131	90.6	99.6	90.2
2024	ATL	0	0	7.00	2	2	0	9.0	42	2	5	12	82.3	95.4	77.7
2023	ATL	20	5	3.86	32	32	0	186.7	763	22	58	281	112.1	100.9	113.0
2022	ATL	11	5	2.67	31	20	0	131.7	528	7	45	202	123.2	99.6	122.8
2021	ATL	1	0	3.86	2	0	0	2.3	9	1	1	0	73.4	99.6	73.0
Career		39	24	3.74	90	77	0	455.0	1881	52	160	626	108.2		108.2

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	2			0.0	0.0	33.3	100.0	0.000	0.000	0.000

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATL	P	23	125	9	8	2	0	0.895	-0.3
2024	ATL	P	2	9	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2023	ATL	P	32	187	5	15	0	0	1.000	+0.8
2022	ATL	P	31	132	5	8	0	1	1.000	-0.3
2021	ATL	P	2	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.0

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	35	9.1 IP, 43% K	1.98
2025	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	51	13.2 IP, 53% K	1.36
2021	AA	Mississippi Braves	Pit	266	63.0 IP, 35% K	4.71
2021	A+	Rome Braves	Pit	62	14.2 IP, 39% K	2.54
2021	A	Augusta GreenJackets	Pit	57	15.1 IP, 56% K	0.60

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021		0.000	0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2023	2	2.95	2	2	12.2	12	4	5	15	1.39
2022	1	21.43	1	1	2.1	3	1	2	4	2.38
Career	3	5.66	3	3	14.3	15	5	7	19	1.54